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- | Please note that the folder may be hidden on your computer. In this case, copy-and-paste the above folder into Windows Explorer on your computer and press the Enter key. It should take you to the folder. | + | **Note:** The above folder may be hidden on your computer. In this case, copy-and-paste the above folder into Windows Explorer on your computer and press the Enter key. It should take you to the folder. |
- | [U][B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Important:[/COLOR][/B][/U] | + | ===== Replacing a device profile file (.PRF) ===== |
- | [INDENT]When replacing a device profile .PRF file into your DeviceProfiles folder, you should delete or rename the old device profile. | + | When replacing a device profile .PRF file into your DeviceProfiles folder, you should delete or rename the old device profile. |
- | If you wish to keep the existing .PRF file as another file name, then do [U]not[/U] keep the .PRF file extension on the old device profile. Duplicate device profiles may confuse Mezzmo & you may get strange results. You should change the file extension to (say) .BAK.[/INDENT] | + | If you wish to keep the existing .PRF file as another file name, then do __not__ keep the .PRF file extension on the old device profile. Duplicate device profiles may confuse Mezzmo & you may get strange results. You should change the file extension to (say) .BAK. |
- | [INDENT][B]Example:[/B] Conceiva customer support staff provide you with a new [B]SamsungD.PRF[/B] file to try. You should rename your existing [B]SamsungD.PRF[/B] to [B]SamsungD.BAK[/B]. Do [U]not[/U] rename it like this: [B]Samsung_OLD.PRF[/B]![/INDENT] | + | **Example:** Conceiva customer support staff provide you with a new **SamsungJ.PRF** file to try. You should rename your existing **SamsungD.PRF** to **SamsungD.BAK**. Do __not__ rename it like **Samsung_OLD.PRF**! |
+ | ===== What happens to device profiles when you upgrade Mezzmo to a new version? ===== | ||
+ | A backup copy of your DeviceProfiles folder is saved when a new Mezzmo version is applied. So if you have any custom device profiles, they will be copied to **DeviceProfiles.bak** folder. This folder is located in the same directory as the DeviceProfiles folder. |